Depending on the location of your new home, extension or renovation, the dwelling may need to meet certain criteria to ensure it can resist a bushfire situation. There are several different performance levels that can apply, which will affect construction methods and dictate what building materials can be used. Read on to learn more.

Owner/builder Mick Heuchan’s plans to build his own home were ambitious from the start. But then, this house had been taking shape in his head for more than a decade.